What do sex, Katy Perry and Sesame Street have in common?

What is the big Deal?

According to many outraged parents on the web, Sesame Street and Elmo is now promoting sex with their latest guest Katy Perry. Apparently none of these parents that are speaking out about Katy Perry have ever taken their children to the swimming pool, Wal-mart or even their local grocery store. What are these parents thinking? What are your thoughts? Should we now change the name to Sexame Street instead of Sesame Street. Do I feel they did anything wrong? As the parent of 7 children, ages ranging from 2 to 9 and 6 of them being girls, my official opinion is “Let’s have Lady Gaga on Sesame Street and then let’s see how the parents react.”  Check out the video:

Come on people I think we have a lot more to be worried about than cleavage showing on a pretty girl. Let’s just tell our children they should just be themselves. They should not try to be like anyone else. Remember, the whole goal with raising children is to teach them to make the right decisions for themselves. Just My Thoughts!

Sep 24, 2010 | ABC's of Children | Leave A Comment »

B is for the Building Blocks that are important to our children!

When it comes to the building blocks of our children we have noticed that our children have some of the best building blocks that we can offer. Here are a few examples:

Stability – My wife and I always prefer to do everything together and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We work, play and eat together almost always. Lunch is the only meal that I miss because of work. I try to make sure that at least 2 days a week plus on the weekend I am eating lunch with my family (especially my wife) either at home or away. I think this shows our children what a true happy marriage is, the fact that we are able to work together and be together all the time and still get along famously. We have disputes but nothing that amounts to some of the ways the couples we are associated with do. They get in fierce arguments from time to time saying hurtful things. What’s a marriage if you don’t have stability on some sort.

Reinforcement – Susanna and I ALWAYS back each other up when it comes to punishments for our children. We try to be creative with our punishments and just. Susanna and I are always there to reinforce what the other has stated is going to happen and we make sure the punishment gets carried out. I think this shows our children that we will always stick together and that nothing can divide us nor will they ever get away with any funny business. Plus it helps that when I was younger I did all the tricks. I am very well educated in the manner of parent vs. child games and shenanigans.  We also make sure that our children get plenty of positive reinforcement when it comes to their accomplishments. Children thrive on positivity when and where ever they can get it. So let it be from you! Positive reinforcement shows that we love them no matter what, even when in their eyes they fail. Turn their failure into a success.

Love – I have to be careful not to offend when I make this next statement. We believe that since we have chosen to work from home and homeschool, Susanna and I both feel that we are showing our love for our children in the most intense and positive way that we can stating simply this. “We care enough to want to have every bit of choice on their outcome as an adult as humanly possible.” The world is such a negative place that we want our children to live in a positive reality. Our children don’t need all the drama of the world’s problems on their back which is what they would be exposed to in school and such. Some parents are not fortunate enough to be able to say this. I thank the Lord that we are.

Passion – I am currently reading Trump’s “Think Big and Kick Ass”. He states in one of the early chapters that you must have a passion for what you are doing or DON’T do it at all. That is what I am taking away from the section of the chapter that I am currently reading. I want our children to realize that you must have a passion for everything that you do. My wife’s first passion is the children and their education. My first passion is making my wife happy and so therefore it is also the passion of our children and their education. Life is great.

Building Blocks are the foundation in anything you do. Once you have the building blocks of life beneath you, you will never falter or collapse. Make sure they are sturdy and you will succeed to the highest peninsulas. It is time to make it happen and start forming your building blocks to success. It is never too late. Your assignment for today is to discuss with your children and/or spouse what are the building blocks that you have for yourself and/or your children? Make sure that you and your spouse are in agreement with the children’s building blocks and if not why? Look them over, are they sturdy? Share some of your successes when it comes to your building blocks. Share some of your issues with your building blocks. Build them high, build them strong, and build them proud.

Jason J Culbertson

Aug 03, 2009 | ABC's of Children | Leave A Comment »